Test on English Punctuation and Spelling Guide

Question 1: When using the number system for citing references, the items in the bibliography should be listed strictly in the order they appear in the text.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Even when using the number system for citing references, the items in the bibliography should still be put in alphabetical order, not merely in the order in which they occur in the text.

Question 2: According to the recommended system, which information is essential for a complete reference entry in a bibliography for the following types of works?

A. For an article in a journal, the author's name, article title, journal name, volume number, and first and last pages are required, but not the date.

B. For a book, the author(s) or editor(s), date, title, place of publication, and publisher's name are all required.

C. For an article in a book, only the author's name and the article's title and pages are needed, without full information on the book itself.

D. When citing multiple works by the same author, the author's name must be written out for each succeeding work.

Explanation: The study materials state that for a book, you must give the name(s) of the author(s) or editor(s), the date, the title, the place of publication and the name of the publisher. For an article in a journal, you must give the name(s) of the author(s), the date, the title of the article, the name of the journal, the volume number and the first and last pages, making option 0 incorrect because the date is required. For an article in a book, you must give the name(s) of the author(s), the title of the article and the first and last pages, as well as full information on the book itself, making option 2 incorrect. For multiple works by the same author, the author's name need be written out only once; for succeeding works, you can use an extra-long dash instead of repeating the name, making option 3 incorrect.

Question 3: The number system of referencing makes it straightforward to include specific page numbers when citing a source.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that one of the drawbacks of the number system is that 'it makes the citing of page numbers slightly awkward'.

Question 4: According to the study materials, where should the bibliography be placed in a written work?

A. At the beginning, before the introduction

B. Throughout the text as footnotes

C. At the end of your work

D. In a separate appendix

Explanation: The study materials state: 'In any piece of written work in which you have cited references to published works, it is necessary to provide a bibliography, or list of references, at the end of your work.'

Question 5: For all nouns and verbs ending in -o, the plural noun or -s verb form is consistently made by adding -es, with no listed exceptions for adding only -s.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state: 'For some words ending in -o, add -es. Some of them have a less common variant in -s', indicating that adding only -s is a possible, albeit less common, variant for some words, contradicting the idea that all words ending in -o consistently add -es with no exceptions for -s.